Air force aggression destroys navigation guidance system after targeting Sana’a International Airport

Air force of US-Saudi aggression on Tuesday 14/11/2017, targeted Sana’a International Airport with several raids and destroyed navigation guidance system in order to stop the flights of United Nations and Special International Relief Organizations.

A local source said that air force aggression launched two raids that targeted Sana’a International Airport north of the capital Sana’a.

A statement issued by General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology confirmed in a statement that received by Al-Masira Net that raids of aggression led to total destruction of navigation guidance system (VOR-DME).

The statement indicated that the aim of destruction of device is “remove the navigational equipment from the service and thus stop only movement at Sana’a airport, United Nations flights and international organizations for aid and humanitarian relief”.

The authority confirmed that this targeting is a clear violation to international conventions and treaties and a flagrant challenge to United Nations, international community and Chicago Convention item (3), which states that non-targeting of civilian airports.

The General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology appealed international community and Security Council to shoulder their responsibilities towards this brutal aggression on Yemeni civilian airports.

It also demanded for an immediate investigation and take firm stance for these crimes against humanity and to work to stop this aggression and allow to resumption of all civil flights to and from Sana’a International Airport.

Air force of US-Saudi aggression with air raid targeted Hodeidah International Airport in western Yemen.

It comes in less than one day after United Nations renewed its demand for the alliance of Saudi-led aggression to lift the blockade that imposed on Yemen since one week.

Spokesman of International Organization Stephane Dujarric, on Monday evening, say that humanitarian organizations need to full access to all ports and airports, and he indicated that opening of some ports is not enough because this requires to crossing front lines to deliver humanitarian aid.

The bombing on Yemeni airports comes one day after confirmation of President of Supreme Political Council, Mr. Saleh Al-Sammad that the aggression and the countries that support him to undertake any practical pressure on Yemeni people that suffered during the aggression, gives our people, our army and our committees as legitimate right to take all procedures that stop the aggression.

He confirmed that all options will be available, including major steps will not stop its repercussions on countries of aggression, but its economic effects will reach to those behind the aggression and encourages him to violate the norms and international laws in order to humiliate Yemeni people.

The bombing on international airports in Yemen comes under closure of the aggression to all Yemeni land and sea ports for more than one week.

It is noteworthy that the air aggression targeted airports of Sana’a and Hodeidah more than once since beginning of his aggression on Yemen in March 2015.

The following is statement of General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology: